AC9S5U03
Year 5
Science
AC9S5U03 | Year 5 Science: Physical sciences
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor identify sources of light, recognise that light travels in a straight path and describe how shadows are formed and light can be reflected and refracted
Strand
Science understanding
Substrand
Physical sciences
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 5 Science. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration distinguishing between natural (such as glow worms, the sun and stars) and artificial (such as light bulbs or candles) sources of light
- • Elaboration investigating the shadows that are formed when light is completely or partially blocked by an object, such as when using a sundial or shadow puppets
- • Elaboration drawing ray diagrams to show how the path of light from a source reflects off surfaces into the eye
- • Elaboration observing refraction of light using prisms or water droplets and examining the rainbow effect produced
- • Elaboration exploring how 'holograph' videos use the refractive properties of light to create an image that appears to be 3-dimensional
- • Elaboration exploring the use of reflection of light by mirrors such as in periscopes and mirror mazes
- • Elaboration recognising First Nations Australians’ understanding of refraction as experienced in spearfishing and in shimmering body paint, and reflection as evidenced by materials selected for construction of housing
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